For Old man/---Sexy Old man not Dirty Old man like me :$ 10,000 US Dollars =1) $ 380 US Dollars = Body of Canon EOS-M and EF to EF-M Lens adapter.2) $ 8,000 US Dollars = 600mm MK I 3) $ 400 US Dollars = Heavey tripods, and good Ball Head4) And the last $ 1,220 = get the hotel room for 4 days at the 8 Th. Floor, at the the South Carolina Beach ( Mytle Beach), Sit on the Balcony of the room, With Red Wine and Great Foods---Set up the Camera on Heavy Tripods, and Shoot the beautiful Girls on the beach from the balcony of the room---With out her Big and strong boy friends to beat me up.Ha, Ha, Ha.Just Kidding and want to have FUN talk to you, my friendsSurapon

Dear friend Surapon. I think you've found a great way to spend $ 10,000. You have a beautiful photo of bikini, but here in Brazil bikinis are smaller, and their asses are bigger. On the other hand, remember that Thai wives take revenge from her husband cutting off an important part of his body.

Thanksssss, Dear Teacher , Mr. ajfotofilmagem.You are 1000% right = "Thai wives take revenge from her husband cutting off an important part of his body"----That why, All Thai Men, Just watch the Beautiful Girls----No Physical contact involve----Ha, Ha, Ha = For Eyes only.Wow " but here in Brazil bikinis are smaller, and their asses are bigger " ----Yes,I will come to visit you very Soon---Just for " Eyes only"Have a great day, Sir.Surapon

Dear friend Surapon. If you travel to Brazil, I'll be happy to tell you about the best time of the year, each city has to offer (good and bad), and other things that travel agencies do not report correctly. Overall, Carnival (February) is a peírodo Bustling, and streets crowded with people, but there are stunning cultural events such as the "Parade of Samba Schools" in Rio de Janeiro. But any time of the year there will be pleasant walks in places of great beauty. Remember that in summer the temperature reaches 40 degrees célsius, and in winter drops to at least 15 degrees célsius. If you want, I can start a topic with detailed information, although the Regional Boards section does not include South America

Then you have all the various accessories....robotic filter wheels, robotic focusers, robotic field rotators, off-axis guiders, etc. To use all this equipment, you need to build an observatory for it (it is not portable.) That's anywhere from $30,000 to $50,000, and if you want it out under consistently dark, clear skies, you gotta buy the land for it, too!

Die-hard astrophotography is probably about as expensive as fixing up old muscle cars or yacht racing in the end.

Okay, you're right. You're just nuts.

Nope. I'm pre-nuts. Totally Nuts will come once I actually literally blow that kind of money on that kind of equipment.

you slowly start buying gear and one day your gear is more expensive than your first car.

…and then one day, you buy a single lens that is more expsnsive than your first car.

My 5D III cost the same (number of dollars) as my first car. The camera $3500, the new 1964 Pontiac GTO convert. w/ 4 speed, tri-power, posi rear axle, power steering & brakes and lots of small add-on things was around $3475.

Just thinking what the 500 f/4L at about $6200 would have bought back then.

This was a really good exercise, because I own most of these except the 17mm TS-E and the extra 600mm, which means I did use my money wisely so far. Lots of buying and selling on the way, and lots of lucky deals. But I am at a happy place

Ain't it scary when you realize exactly HOW MUCH you've spend on your hobby?

After I got my 600mm lens, I calculated all of mine. Without the lens it's over $10,000, and with the lens it's almost $23,000! Throw in the new astrophotography gear...

It's way too easy to spend ridiculous amounts of money on photography.

Yours is justified by the time you spend on it, and the photos you have created.I have less control over the quality of the end product, but at least I need to spend a lot more time shooting. Which means I need to manage my time better...

I have less control over the quality of the end product, but at least I need to spend a lot more time shooting. Which means I need to manage my time better...

I too need to spend more time. I haven't photographed birds in months (largely because we were in the dead cold of winter until about two and a half weeks ago...now suddenly it's 75° during the day! ) I guess I should get out there and start photographing nature again. It's galaxy season right now, and I need a bigger/longer scope to image those in any reasonable fashion. Nebula won't be back until the middle of next month, so it's an ideal time to get back out into nature...

I would suggest you get the 70-200 2.8ii instead of the f4 version. If you find yourself shooting any kind of indoor sports or events, or outdoor sports or events in the evening, the 2.8 will make a huge difference.

Here's a link to the tripod I use and like very much. I'm assuming you need a head too so this is a kit for $570.